Thread by @Laque_davis

1] Seems like debates over the structuring of CCC, just won't go away.

At face value, these conversations are political manure, that will certainly help grow our democracy.

Politically also, these conversations reinforces the position of CCC as the ultimate alternative.

2] Writing an article attached below, I did opinion that it would be naivety of the highest order, for CCC to behave, and for its supporters to equally demand that it behaves, as if Zimbabwe is a normal democracy.

Doing so, will only lead to its demise .

enkosii.blogspot.com/2022/04/has-no…

3] #PoliticalIdeology

I always laugh when I read that CCC has no political #Ideology.

By definition, an #ideology is a set #ideas; #beliefs; #values; and #opinions, providing #actionplans, for #public #policy making.

These spell out the party's overal #political #action.

4] Using above definition(s), how many times has CCC in general, & Adv Chamisa in particular, spelt out CCC founding ideas?

How does an institution proposing the removal of politicians from the 'center' replacing them with citizens, be accused of not having a political Ideology?

5] How does someone claim that an institution (CCC) arguing that the Zimbabwean liberation agenda has been hijacked & derailed, now needing to directed towards its logical conclusion, through the 'Chimurenga CheZimbabwe cheChina', has no ideas?

Make that make sense to me!

6] #Constitution

Ofcourse a constitution is important

But first, whats a constitution?

By definition, it's a set of agreed rules, collected through data; information; facts; proof; research & statistics, in collaboration with members, to ensure & reflect a unified input.

7] From that definition, it should be clear to anyone expressing genuine interest in the CCC constitution, to realize that coming up with one is both easy & strenuous.

It's easy because anyone can sit down & write.

It's strenuous because it's a process needing due diligence.

8] For me, the argument can never be about whether or not CCC needs a constitution.

Rather, the confusion for me, is why those who've admitted not being supporters of CCC, are at the forefront of demanding it's constitution.

Remember what they did with the MDC-T 'constitution'?

9] Be that as it may, I'm not suggesting CCC shouldn't have a constitution for the sole purpose of frustrating ZanuPF. (though it's admittedly funny)

In any case, that constitution could very well be instrumental in protecting the institution from ZanuPF.

It's all about timing!

10] #Structure

The funniest of the them all, is the insinuation that CCC doesn't have structures

By definition, a political structure typically involves a single party leader, a group of party executives, and a community of party members, who all hold similar political ideas.

11] Put differently, a political structure allows for the fulfillment of political actions.

Sadly for our scenario, our understanding of 'party structure' is actually a few powerful individuals (usually men with access to resources), wielding political authority over the rest.

12] If one opts to draw back, starting off from the #idea of having citizens at the center, one realizes that CCC wants to depart from "party positions politics".

Alternatively, as far as CCC is concerned, citizens in their communities, should all be "Change Champions".

13] If its about "politically organizing", CCC does have structures.

How else did CCC manage, in weeks, to organize for elections, conduct countless political gatherings, and even win those elections, if it was "structure-less"?

Who once said, the end justifies the means?

14] However, if the conversation is on the ineffectiveness of CCC's political organization, that perhaps it deserves its own attention.

Claiming CCC is structureless, is an unscientific, misleading & nonsensical insinuation, that is also an expression of political illiteracy.

15] #Congress

The other noise has been with regards to the CCC inaugural congress, apparently to 'legitimize the leadership of Chamisa & his executive'.

Unsurprisingly, the rallying call for that Congress as exactly what's wrong with those very calls, exposing hidden motives.

16] For parties that traditionally hold Congresses, election of officials is just but one of the functions of such gathering.

Other functions include policy adoption.

Sadly for us, we fixate on internal bickering & political contestations, exposing our animalistic tendencies.

17] It's not surprising that CCC's political opponents, want the party to go for an internal election, so close to a national one.

It's certainly not farfetched, to suspect that the intention is to keep CCC internally focused, at a time when national elections are fast looming.

18] While the intention is not to dismiss so called "internal democracy", history has unequivocally showed that there's no relationship whatsoever between internal party elections, & national ones.

Ultimately, "legitimacy" comes from non-party citizens, in their millions.

19] #PartyPrimaries

There's equal opposition to "community consensus" strategy of choosing CCC candidates

Those opposing this, won't tell you that they fear the system's disruptive potential
It'll give ZanuPF genuine headaches

Envision a 'community rep' vs a 'ZanuPF candidate'

20] I'm certain that many do not know that when the united MDC participated in its first two elections, it didn't use these so called "primaries"

For reasons best known to themselves, they decided to imitate this ZanuPF system, eventually & unavoidably adopting it's problems too

21] Could go on and on, bottomline is, don't be dragged into judging CCC through ZanuPF lenses.

Allow the new, to be new.

Let processes unfold, yet equally following strategic considerations.

Not everyone who asks how the new baby is doing, comes bearing gifts.

enkosi!!

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